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KAMC Investigates: Local Authorities Left in Dark About Fertilizer Plant Spills
A KAMC investigation uncovers spills at two local fertilizer plants that local residents and emergency management authorities were never told about.
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Higher Temps Bring Higher Risk For Kids Left in Cars
With the rising temperature comes the rising risk for kids who get left in hot cars.
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GOP Donor Releases Songs Opposing "Obamacare"
Last week Houston physician Steve Hotze, a major Republican campaign donor, announced he was suing the federal government over the Affordable Care Act. This week,...
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US Navy Tests Anti-Mine Drones in Gulf Drills
The U.S. Navy is putting underwater drones through wartime-style drills as part of international mine-clearing exercises in the Persian Gulf following similar maneuvers by Iran.
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Counterfeit Condom Ring Busted and Millions of Contraceptives Confiscated
A ring of underground workshops producing millions of counterfeit brand-name condoms -- including Durex, Contex and Jissbon -- was busted by police in central and...
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White House Releases 100 Pages of Benghazi Emails
The exchanges detailing discussions between top Obama administration officials from multiple agencies suggest the CIA took the lead in developing talking points to describe the...
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Wal-Mart Orders Review After Bangladesh Factory Collapse
Wal-mart (WMT) will not sign a legally binding pact aimed at improving worker safety in Bangladesh, but the world's biggest retailer has come up with...
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Study Questions How Sharply US Should Cut the Salt
A surprising new report questions public health efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying it's not clear whether eating super-low levels...
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Spy Capture Or Sleuth Setup? Detention Of Alleged U.S. Spy In Russia Raises Questions
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow declined to comment Wednesday on the unfolding drama surrounding an American embassy worker Ryan Fogle, who was taken into custody...
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LinkedIn Clarifies Its Ban on Prostitutes, and Yes, There Are Prostitutes on LinkedIn
Not only is "prostitution" a tagged skill you can select on LinkedIn*, there are actually escorts who advertise their services on the professional networking site....
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Few Texas Counties Follow Federal Chemical Preparedness Law
A statewide survey has found a dramatic lack of compliance with a federal mandate that orders counties to operate a planning committee that helps anticipate...
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American Jet Makes Emergency Landing In Amarillo
An American Airlines jet bound from Dallas-Fort Worth to New Mexico has made an emergency landing in Amarillo amid reports of smoke in the plane.
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After West Disaster, Little Discussion on Soil Issues
As the fertilizer plant explosion in West continues to elicit debate about regulation, one factor that hasn't been discussed as much is the unique needs...
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Huge Solar Flares Keep Erupting from Busy Sunspot
An overachieving sunspot on the surface of the sun unleashed its fourth major solar flare in two days late Tuesday (May 14), a solar storm...
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91-Year-Old Man Raises Money to Prevent Eviction by Daughter
A 91-year-old man wants to stop his daughter from evicting him from the home he built 56 years ago in Zaleski, Ohio, a small community...
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Hope Remains for Partial Victory on Road Cash
With less than two weeks before the end of the 83rd legislative session, efforts to find more funding for the Texas Department of Transportation are...
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Texas Lawmakers, Mental Illness Aid Deserves Your Vote
These are words you don't read often enough: Texas legislators are making the right investments for those among us who suffer from severe and persistent...
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Tritium Leak Reported at SC Nuclear Plant
LAKE WYLIE, S.C. - Federal regulators say more than 100 gallons of water with traces of a radioactive hydrogen isotope have leaked at the Catawba...
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Explosion Injures One at Durham School Services
An explosion at Durham School Services near Wollforth injures one person.
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Feeling lucky? Powerball jackpot hits $360M
(CBS News) After weeks of rolling without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has once again ballooned in time for its Wednesday night drawing, which will...
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